Costa Rican goalie Keylor Navas was awarded the best Ibero-American Athlete trophy during the gala of the National Sports Awards. This prestigious award was handed to Keylor by the leader of the European country King Felipe of Spain. This is the second time Navas receives this recognition. Keylor Navas signed as goal keeper of Real Madrid in 2014 and recently signed for another season with t...

As The Costa Rica Star reported some time ago, Costa Rican Hanna is scheduled to defend her WBA World Female Super Welterweight Title (154 lbs.) on January 26th, but now, the site will be in Nicaragua, and not Costa Rica like it had been informed last year. Gabriels’ opponent will be Sarah Dwyer, a former MMA fighter, native of Australia who holds a record of 3 wins, 4, losses and 2 draws and i...

Contrary to speculations in the press that raised from his limited participation in the main lineup of Real Madrid since Zidane’s exit as a trainer and the arrival of Thibaut Courtois, Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas renewed his contract with “Los Blancos” for another season. The contract ties Navas to Real Madrid through June 2021. Since the arrival of Santiago Solari as a head coach th...

Jaco Beach resident and super kayaker Lance Clinton leaves New Year’s Day for Panama as one of 12 finalists selected worldwide to compete in the annual “winner-take-all” Los Buzos Panama Kayak Fishing World Championship 2019. Clinton, 49, a former stock broker from Seattle, was chosen by the event’s organizers as Costa Rica’s top kayak fisherman. He turned professional four years ago and is spo...

Costa Rican World Champion, Hanna Gabriels, will return to the ring January 26 to defend her WBA World Female Super Welterweight Title (154 lbs.) against Aussie fighter Sarah Dwyer. Gabriels last fight was back in June 22, 2018 against Claressa Shields, even though she lost the fight by unanimous decision, she managed to retain her title since the match was in a different weight category (160 ...

During a press conference this Wednesday, December 19, Global Sportx Group confirmed that the traditional Tamarindo Beach Marathon will be moving to Flamingo this 2019. This sporting event that has been taking place for 12 years in Tamarindo, Guanacaste changed its site to the neighboring beach town due to the lack of support from different entities and companies and with the purpose of improvi...

As the new year quickly approaches, goals are set, if you are a triathlete the Ironman 70.3 in Costa Rica can be one of your goals for this 2019. Registrations are now open for this event that will take place June 23 as usual in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, this is the third edition of this event that has gathered thousands of athletes representing more than 40 countries during its past editions. ...

Boxer Francisco Fonseca took a unanimous decision loss at hands of Philadelphia native, Tevin Farmer, who successfully defended his IBF World Super Featherweight belt for a second time. Fonseca had the dream of becoming the first Costa Rican male world champion, unfortunately, his skills fell short to Farmer’s ring experience. The Costa Rican-Nicaraguan boxer certainly gave Farmer a very h...

Costa Rican-Nicaraguan Boxer Francisco Fonseca is getting a second shot at winning the world title in his division when he faces this Saturday, December 15, Philadelphia native, Tevin Farmer, the current IBF World Super Featherweight Champion. The championship fight will take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York. This is Fonseca’s second shot at a World Title, his previous title fi...

President Carlos Alvarado and the Minister of Sports, Hernán Solano, announced the donation of the Chinese Government of approximately 11 million dollars, this to be used for the update of the security systems of the National Stadium and other projects. The Government confirmed a contribution for the participation of Costa Rica in the Olympic cycle with a transfer of over $915 thousand from the...

The Costa Rica National Stadium in La Sabana will host for the first time ever two of the Gold Cup 2019 group matches. The Gold Cup for the first time will have some of its games take place outside of North America; Costa Rica will host the first game of Group B, the male national soccer team will be playing at home against a rival yet to be announced, the date will be June 16, 2019. A site in...

Two back to back wins in friendly matches relive the hope of Costa Rican soccer fans. The male National Soccer Team defeated its equivalent of Peru 3-2 in a friendly soccer match that took place in that South American country. It had been 62 years since the Ticos beat the Incas. During the first half of the game Costa Rica had problems finding the right game formula, the pieces were still in...

The 8th edition of the WODfest will take place in Costa Rica this December 1 and 2 at the Villa Olímpica in Desamparados. This year the event expects to attract close to 300 athletes from Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, United States and even England, Scotland and Kuwait. WODfest has positioned itself as the biggest event of its kind in Central America, geared towards individ...

The Costa Rica male national soccer team took the victory over Chile in a friendly matchup this Friday, November 16 in Rencagua, Chile. “La Sele” played well, better than it has in a very long time, even without Keylor Navas, it dominated the first half of the game without any problems. The offensive game finally appeared in the national soccer team, something that had gone missing since the R...

The NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams scheduled for Monday had to move from its original site at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca to the LA Memorial Coliseum, due to the field’s poor conditions. The field of the Azteca stadium did not meet NFL standards for playability and consistency. The Azteca Stadium had its natural grass turf replaced in May for a hybrid field used i...

Former president of the Costa Rican Soccer Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), Eduardo Li is now in supervised release after serving nine months in prison and a period on parole determined the Court of the State of New York; Li is now free to return to Costa Rica, if he wishes to do so. Eduardo Li was arrested back in May 27, 2015 in Switzerland as a suspect of accepting kickbacks and bribes for the comme...

Costa Rican biker Kenneth Tencio “Pollis” took a historic second place at the UCI BMX World Championships which took place in Chengdu, China. The first place went to Justin Dowell from the USA, who earned 92.20 points over Tencio’s 88.90, the third place went to Australian Brandon Loupo with a score of 88.72. This win and the high score put Tencio one step closer to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ...

The National University of Costa Rica (UNA) recently inaugurated an athletics track that is considered the best in Central America. The athletics track is made with tartan, an all-weather synthetic track surfacing, it is a category 2 track and field track that can be used for continental tournaments and has the characteristics to be certified by the International Athletics Federation. The tr...

41 years-old Josep Betalú from Spain won for second consecutive year La Ruta de los Conquistadores. The multistage MTB race came to an end this Saturday, November 3, at Playa Bonita, Limon, completing three full days of competition. Canadian Josiah Middaugh came in second place with just one second of difference and Carlos Arias, winner of the second stage, took the third place 45 seconds la...

The second stage of La Ruta de los Conquistadores came to an end with Carlos Arias taking the first place while current champion, Spaniard Josep Betalú, who won the first stage maintained the first place in the overall table. "Arias, 19 years-old, crossed the finish line alongside Betalú with a time of 3 hours, 31 minutes and 45 seconds. But despite the victory of the tico, the Spaniard leaves ...

Not for nothing La Ruta de los Conquistadores is considered the toughest MTB race in the world, competitors go from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast in just three days, through 12 microclimates, covering a total of 260 km (161.56 miles), out of which 8.8 km (5.5 miles) involve climbing. This Thursday, the first stage kicked off at 5:15 a.m. from the Crocs Hotel in Jaco, and concluded at Hacie...

Costa Rican triathlete Rom Akerson took the first place in the Xterra World Championship 2018 that took place this Sunday, October 28 in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. Akerson, born in the United States, but who has lived in Costa Rica since he was a child, dreamed of this moment for many years, in fact, this was his tenth participation in this event, and he stopped the clock at 2:52:48. The Xterra...

Costa Rican athlete Jenny Méndez won the 43rd edition of the Marine Corps Marathon of the Momuments that took place this Sunday, October 28 in Arlington, Virginia. Jenny Mendez is also the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon winner in the women’s division; this year, she stopped the clock at 2:40:19 her new personal best, (in 2015 she had marked 2:45:56). Mendez was followed in second place by Army Lie...

Costa Rica’s multi-stage Mountain Bike Competition La Ruta de los Conquistadores, will kick off this November 1st; every year, La Ruta changes the course and the finish lines, this 2018 it will start at Crocs Hotel in Jaco, Puntarenas and it will come to an end on November 3rd at Playa Bonita, Limon. Considered one of the hardest athletic events in the world, La Ruta is celebrating this year it...

Daniel Gendron, is the 52-year-old Canadian expat who recently took the position of General Manager of Costa Rican team Cartago Soccer Club. Cartago is one of the four biggest soccer clubs in the country, behind Saprissa, Alajuela (La Liga) and Heredia, however, it has faced several financial problems that have also been influenced and have influenced their poor results on the soccer field. ...

During a press conference today The Nacional Soccer Federation (FEDEFUTBOL) officially presented today the new head coach of the male national soccer team,"La Sele" Uruguayan born Gustavo Matosas. Matosas is a formal professional soccer player, he is 53 years-old and has managed 14 soccer teams, among them Mexican soccer club America and the Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal FC, this will be the firs...

Photo: WSL / ANDREW NICHOLS The QS Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro came to an end this Sunday, October 7 in Jaco Beach with Costa Rican Carlos “Cali” Muñoz and German Rachel Presti as the champions. Rachel Presti faced Californian Tia Blanco in the final and took the first place with a score of 15.60 over Blanco’s 6.93. With this win the German earned the 1500 points in play and a prize of $6...

Photo: WSL / ANDREW NICHOLS - CR Surfer Jairo Perez The final day of the WSL Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro is today, Sunday, October 7, the stage is set for the Qualifying Series (QS) and the action today promises excitement and adrenaline when the eight remaining competitors in both the men and women events take the waves. This event gathers some of the best surfers in the world and has the...

Two days before the start of the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro, the producer RPM TV defined the names of the national athletes who will have a wildcard to participate in the event.Two days before the start of the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro, the producer RPM TV defined the names of the national athletes who will have a wildcard to participate in the event. The World Surf League (WSL), gave th...

This weekend the sports media’s focus is on the rematch between Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and the native of Kazakhstan, Gennady Golovkin better known as “GGG” (triple G). The first time these two met in the ring was two years ago, and the fight ended in a controversial split draw. The biggest boxing event this year, brings once again face to face the Mexican idol who holds a record of 49...

RPM TV organizer of the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro, one stop on the World Surf League (WSL), expects to receive close to 170 thousand people between October 4th and October 7th in the Men and Women’s Qualifying Series (QS) at Jaco beach. This event gathers some of the best surfers in the world and has the backing of the WSL North America, and the Costa Rican Surf Federation. The last time C...

After the failed participation in the Russia World Cup, Costa Rica’s male national soccer team La Sele is looking for a new structure, a new strategy, new figures and a new direction. Under the temporary command of head coach Ronald Gonzalez, La Sele had its first test against South Korea this Friday September 7; without some of its known and main players (Bryan Ruiz, Keylor Navas, Celso Borges...

Costa Rican surfer Carlos Muñoz has the clear goal of classifying to the World Championship Tour and he is one step closer after winning today the second place at the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro in Spain, 3,000 points stop of the World Surfing League (WSL). “Cali” as he is known, earned a total 2,250 points, which allowed him to jump from position 71 to 36 in the ranking. “This is the result...

Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas received this Thursday one of the biggest recognitions of his career, the award as the Goalkeeper of the UEFA Champions League Season 2017-2018. Navas, goalkeeper for Real Madrid, received the award in Monaco, during the gala ceremony that includes the Champions League group stage draw; the Costa Rican went up against Brazilian Alisson Becker goalie for la Ro...

World Surf League (WSL) North America announced the return of the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro Men's and Women's Qualifying Series (QS) 1,500-level event to be held at Jaco, Garabito, Puntarenas October 4 - 7. "It's been two years since the WSL was on Costa Rican shores and, with the help of Manrique Mata, Warren Baez, and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). This event provides North Ame...

Costa Rica had a good day at the finals of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association NACAC Track & Field Championship celebrated in Toronto, Canada. Athlete Roberto Sawyers earned the gold medal in the hammer throw competition with a mark of72.94 meters, his personal best this year, the best in the event, and also earning a direct pass to the 2019 World Champio...

Costa Rican athlete Andrea Vargas classified this Friday to the 100-meter hurdles final of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association NACAC Track & Field Championship that is being celebrated in Toronto, Canada. Vargas finished second in the semifinal competition stopping the clock at 12:94, only behind USA’s Kendra Harrison who finished at 12:66. Harrison is the ...

The XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games celebrated this year in Barranquilla, Colombia, came to an end this August 3rd. Costa Rica concluded its participation with 26 medals in total. Costa Rica only won one gold medal, which came from the participation of Andrea Vargas in the athletics competition of 100 meters hurdles. The country also achieved six silver medals, three in taekwondo, ...

A total of 250 athletes, 130 male and 120 female, will represent Costa Rica in the XXIII Central American and Caribbean that will be taking place in Barranquilla, Colombia from July 19 through August 3. The disciplines in which Costa Rica will have representation are: swimming, water polo, athletics, badminton, handball, bowling, cycling, soccer, gymnastic, golf, judo, karate, weight lifting, ...

Costa Rica says goodbye to the Russia World Cup with a draw in a match that was just a formality for the Ticos, the team had lost the possibility of getting past the group stage after loosing to Serbia and Brazil. The performance of the La Sele national soccer team has been strongly criticized in this World Cup, particularly because of the strategy which has consisted mostly in the defensive ga...